Written: For this assignment you will develop a visual and text-rich presentation on the poet assigned. You will provide background information on the author and provide details about the author’s significance and contribution to the body of the Literature of African Peoples. This will require reading several poems by the poet. You will then choose one poem to read carefully and explicate (explain and discuss). Prepare to present to the class in a video presentation. The written presentation (paper) requires: • Author background, significance, contribution to literatures of the African peoples • Significant works—list with 1-3 sentence summary • Themes the author explores • One poem—explication • Images (of the author, key places, and/or complement poem)
No minimum (or maximum) number of pages required. Just follow MLA format and address the specified requirements. However, the required information should produce at least 2 - 3 pages.
Video: The oral presentation (video) requires you to: • provide a brief author bio • read the poem • explain the poem • give a 3-5 sentence synopsis of the poem’s value for [Africana] literary study • provide a 2-3 sentence personal impact statement.
Rubric:
Background: Provide a thorough overview of the historical context or setting of the individual including pertinent names, places and times.
Delivery: Very clear, crisp, effective use of volume, intonation, rhythm, and pacing. Poem is enhanced by style of delivery; any gestures, facial expressions, and movement are appropriate to poem. (Note: I am not expecting perfection; just appreciation).
Evidence of Understanding: Masterfully interprets poem for audience, deftly revealing poem’s meaning.
Contribution/Impact: Thoroughly evaluates the value or contribution of the work for Africana literary study. Is logical, concise, and sequential; shows a thorough understanding of the work’s contribution or impact.
Framework: Analyzes how this knowledge informs or influences their personal framework regarding African American or people from the African diaspora in at least 4 ways. ways